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Did Dennis Allen spill the beans on how the Chicago Bears have stacked their big board in the 2025 NFL draft? Maybe, maybe not. And might not mean anything at all. But with rumors about a certain player falling in the draft and the Bears working the phones in hopes of trading up, you have to wonder if these dots can be connected.
The former New Orleans Saints head coach was quickly hired as Chicago's new defensive coordinator early this offseason; like a few other teams, the Bears have produced their own documentary on preparations for the NFL draft. In one clip that's gone viral on social media, Allen was filmed talking with Bears general manager Ryan Poles at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
"Where do we have him (ranked)?" Allen asked, motioning to a TV playing above their heads. Reflected in the glass of the Lucas Oil Stadium suite was Michigan Wolverines defensive tackle Mason Graham, being interviewed by a reporter after going through drills.
"Uh, high," Poles responded. "In this year, probably one or two."
Graham has been a consensus top-five prospect for months now, at least on the outside looking in. But now that the draft is nearly here, expectations are being recalibrated, at least a little bit. Graham may not go to the Jacksonville Jaguars like everyone expected. The Las Vegas Raiders aren't a lock to draft him, either. Maybe the Bears leapfrog an interested team like the Saints, who hosted Graham on a top 30 visit and are reportedly doing some last-minute digging on him, to get one of this year's two best players. At least according to their board.
This is the kind of intrigue that keeps fans engaged and sends experts into a tizzy. We won't have to wait long on draft day to see if Chicago makes a move, if Graham does fall, or if the Saints enter the mix, one way or another.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Ex-Saints coach Dennis Allen may have tipped the Bears' draft plans
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The former New Orleans Saints head coach was quickly hired as Chicago's new defensive coordinator early this offseason; like a few other teams, the Bears have produced their own documentary on preparations for the NFL draft. In one clip that's gone viral on social media, Allen was filmed talking with Bears general manager Ryan Poles at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
"Where do we have him (ranked)?" Allen asked, motioning to a TV playing above their heads. Reflected in the glass of the Lucas Oil Stadium suite was Michigan Wolverines defensive tackle Mason Graham, being interviewed by a reporter after going through drills.
"Uh, high," Poles responded. "In this year, probably one or two."
Graham has been a consensus top-five prospect for months now, at least on the outside looking in. But now that the draft is nearly here, expectations are being recalibrated, at least a little bit. Graham may not go to the Jacksonville Jaguars like everyone expected. The Las Vegas Raiders aren't a lock to draft him, either. Maybe the Bears leapfrog an interested team like the Saints, who hosted Graham on a top 30 visit and are reportedly doing some last-minute digging on him, to get one of this year's two best players. At least according to their board.
This is the kind of intrigue that keeps fans engaged and sends experts into a tizzy. We won't have to wait long on draft day to see if Chicago makes a move, if Graham does fall, or if the Saints enter the mix, one way or another.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Ex-Saints coach Dennis Allen may have tipped the Bears' draft plans
Continue reading...
